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Opinion | Kletspot – NRC
We are having breakfast and take a card from the kletspot on the table. We sometimes do. The question we get to chat about is, “Name three words that describe…
Column | Forgot flowers! – NRC
For work I flew to the never boring New York this week. On the way there, the pilot sounded like Rick Nieman. That is a wonderful, reassuring note to leave…
Opinion | Syringes – NRC
After months of doubt, I (45) make an appointment at a botox clinic. “Just my forehead a little, it shouldn’t stand out,” I say to the doctor, who looks like…
Opinion | Tering – NRC
Recently, two young women met us on the street, conversing and clearly having a great time. It is always inspiring to meet young people who see the bright side of…
Opinion | Connected – NRC
I’m on the train on my way to The Hague Central. All around me are people on their phones, most of them wearing earphones. Only a few look out the…
Opinion | Difficulty – NRC
After my girlfriend left me, I got over it fairly quickly. My iPhone has more trouble with it. Every time I type an ‘r’ her name immediately appears. The phone…
Opinion | Red-haired man – NRC
I have an appointment with the city poet. When I enter the restaurant he is already in an animated conversation with a lady at an adjacent table. She had tapped…
Landscape sadness in the Alps – NRC
Photographer Milan Schellingerhout (37) can’t remember not going skiing back in the day. “First we went to the Black Forest, the ideal place to learn it as a child. Later…
Opinion | Proposal round – NRC
On an afternoon organized by a prominent consultancy firm, the participants are invited to participate in an assignment. The kick-off is the well-known proposal round. I look around the room…
What does NRC | Also speak out about misogyny that politicians suffer
This is the daily commentary from NRC. It contains opinions, interpretations and choices. They are written by a group of editors selected by the editor-in-chief. NRC shows where in the…